Full title reads: "France. 'She was a wine grower's daughter ...' so - after baptismal service in the Church of the Madeleine, Paris - father, mother & all guests, in old-fashioned costumes of the Province - had their own traditional ceremony."
Paris, France.
C/U of man and woman holding baby daughter up to the camera. They are dressed in traditional costumes of the Province.
C/U man smoking a pipe and wearing a hat with grapes on it.
Grapes are handed out to members of the group gathered for the baptism service.
A violinist plays a traditional tune.
L/S of the group gathered on the steps of the Church of the Madeleine.
C/U of elderly woman and man in their costume. (The woman's costume has a lacy head dress that stands up.) The camera pans across to show more people similarly dressed.
A glass of wine (or champagne) is poured out into a glass by the father while the mother holds the child who is starting to cry. The mother dips her finger in the wine and touches it to the lips of the baby.
(Natural sound track only - No commentary)
FILM ID:687.31
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. [ Ссылка ]
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT [ Ссылка ]
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. [ Ссылка ]
